12 Days of Dappered: Day 12 – The gift of a perfect collar

It’ll be here before you know it. So if you’re in need of a few ideas on what to give (or in some cases, what to put on your own list) this year, this is the place to be for the next couple weeks. Our annual 12 days of Dappered covers one item each week-day between now and December 20th. That’ll leave some time for shipping if you’re the last minute type. All will be reasonably affordable. See the archive here.

Most of you have seen these. But for the small percentage that haven’t, know that there’s hardly another “advancement” in men’s style this side of flat front pants that you’ll forever swear by once you become a user.

Regular collar stays are a necessity. They’re water. These are wine. Each stay connects to a tiny pencil eraser sized magnet that goes on the inside of your shirt. The magnetic connection between the two is super strong, and the result is a non-floppy, crisp and at attention collar that’ll stay in place all day.

No more tucking your collar inside your V-neck sweater and hoping. These give you that perfect shape every time, and you can adjust the width of the points of your collar to your taste.

Note: I only own one pair of the 2.5″ option and I’ve never needed another. Those single sets seem to be sold out just about everywhere except Macy’s, where they’ll nail you on shipping.

I’ve heard a lot about these and am very close to pulling the trigger. They have been featured on the Today Show recently and is probably why they are depleted. The guy that invented these went on the show Shark Tank.

I’m with you on that. Joe seems to like them, but I personally think they make the collar look awkward and unnatural. If you’re going to wear a collared shirt without a tie, you’re going for a more casual look so the natural fall of the shirt is okay in my book. Perhaps I’m missing something.

The photo here does make it look awkward… I do not wear them like that. The beauty is you can position your collar anyway you want. It seems to be the positioning of the collar in the photo that’s throwing you off. You can wear your collar 12 different ways… Maybe it should be “Wear Your Collar 12 Different Ways Before Christmas!”

You can position the collar however you’d like. I like mine more at attention, which helps when it comes to a before/after photo comparison. Here’s the actual WurkinStiffs before & after: http://www.wurkinstiffs.com/power-stays.html

My thought is that if you need your collar to stay down, get a button-down. Some flapping / gapping between your collar points and your shirt is no big crime, in my mind. It seems that this is one of those things that in retrospect will look a bit odd. Or maybe I’ll just realize the error of my ways later than others . .

A lot of us work in a business environment that doesn’t require a tie. I have some button downs, but mostly dress shirts with Ainsley Collars that I wear as sport shirts. While “technically”, you are probably correct, in practice, a lot of people wear dress shirts as “sport shirts” and that’s what these are for.

They don’t work on stainless steel collar stsys. That’s why Wurkin Stiffs has the patent on this product. I’ve done everything I could to find a cheaper way to do this (including buying magnets and ss collar stays) but to no available. The best non-wurkin stiff option I found was to buy REAL stainless steel collar stays and then buy N52 magnets. This gives the best hold but it is still not as good as wurkin stiffs.

I’m all for people using whatever makes the most sense for them. Having said that, this is one “trend” that I will forever skip. I don’t like the looks of what it does to a collar. But I don’t like button down collars, either.

Although the price of these things is ridiculous, they are great at what they do. They really don’t “do” anything to the collar. It is simply a collar stay that just strays in place. That’s all. The picture up top is a little misleading. I personally like the ability to adjust the stays because I have a shorter neck. I’m sure I’ll be dropping money on this product for years to come. I can’t stand button down collars either.